Organization

Chanteur

Mezzo-soprano

Rahel Brede

Hansel

Soprano

Anne Maria Schmid

Gretel

Chris Murray

La Sorcière

Elena Bechter

Sand- und Taumännchen

Direction d'orchestre

Artem Lonhinov

Mise en scène

Frank Martin Widmaier

Costumes

Erwin Bode

Baryton

Artur Garbas

Peter

Le Marchand de sable

Chorégraphie

Robin Poell

Kristin E Mäntylä

Gertrud

Brandenburger Theater

Orchestra

Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra

Hänsel und Gretel -  (Hansel et Gretel)

Brandebourg-sur-la-Havel

Allemagne

Foyer Großes Haus

Hänsel und Gretel Humperdinck

Public

Hansel et Gretel

Valide

"Don't you know that horribly gloomy place, don't you know that the evil one lives there?"
Children need fairy tales, because children need fears. Sounds drastic at first, but we know that everything will turn out fine in the end. "Hansel and Gretel" by Engelbert Humperdinck is one of the most popular musical fairy tales and has opened up the world of opera for generations.

Hansel and Gretel grow up in need and deprivation, there is not enough to eat, their father earns a little money with difficulty. Nevertheless, the siblings romp around the apartment, singing and dancing - and as punishment their mother sends them into the forest to collect berries. They get lost and are caught by the evil witch.

Frank Martin Widmaier is particularly interested in the social tensions that result in social upheavals. Based on the reality of poverty, the production tries to find out what the cause of evil is and who the witch actually is. The fears of the children come together in her and she becomes a dark menace. Theater director Benno Bettelheim explained psychologically: "If our fear of being eaten takes on the tangible form of a witch, we can free ourselves from it by burning the witch in the oven!".
So the plot remains both a story for children and a fable about the longing for harmony in a shattered world.

English

Crédits de représentation (Distribution et équipe de production )

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